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9.5

How do you possibly follow-up one of the best video game stories? The answer is Lost Judgment. Now I'm gonna get it out of the way and say that Judgment still has the better story but considering how the first game wrapped up it's entire story arc, it was a challenge from the get go for the sequel to follow-up with something just as incredible yet completely original. I thought Lost Judgment did a more than admirable job and in certain cases even did somethings like the overall pacing better than the previous game.

*series major spoilers
Kuwana is an excellent antagonist. His motives are completely believable, relatable and he's not just someone who is completely irredeemably evil and a completely different beast than Kuroiwa (who is excellent in his own right). He makes the player empathize with towards his brand of justice and it is that dynamic between him and Yagami that makes the finale truly feel epic with Yagami questioning his own moral compass and sense of justice. The only thing I would have liked for the main game to cut back a little on was the RK plotline and them basically being the main villains. Soma is cool (probably my favorite boss fight in the two games) but the rest of the RK members felt very much like jobbers.

The story of Lost Judgment may not overall have reached Judgment's heights but it is nonetheless one of RGG's best stories.